Information disclosure in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2021-38554
Published: August 17, 2021 / Updated: August 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55908
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38554
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the cache of user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Gentoo Linux
Vault Enterprise
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38554
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vault - addressed in versions 1.6.6, 1.7.4, 1.8.0
Vault Enterprise - addressed in versions 1.6.6, 1.7.4, 1.8.0
Vault Enterprise - addressed in versions 1.6.6, 1.7.4, 1.8.0